this sunday, hemlock tavern, RUINS ALONE: BASSIST WANTED TOUR
― milton parker (Jon L), Monday, 18 July 2005 23:06 (eighteen years ago) link
haven't seen a bassist yet for Chicago, though I did just realize they're playing w/Yowie, which should be interesting.
― Dominique (dleone), Monday, 18 July 2005 23:08 (eighteen years ago) link
uh, so did it. they were at a big art opening at the Yerba Buena on friday. what day did you see them? i walked out after half a song.
― The Amazing Jaxon! (jaxon), Tuesday, 19 July 2005 00:00 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dominique (dleone), Tuesday, 19 July 2005 00:37 (eighteen years ago) link
I always mean to go to those Yuerba Buena openings, but I never do.
― Adam In Real Life (nordicskilla), Tuesday, 19 July 2005 02:16 (eighteen years ago) link
― milton parker (Jon L), Tuesday, 19 July 2005 04:53 (eighteen years ago) link
― milton parker (Jon L), Tuesday, 19 July 2005 05:32 (eighteen years ago) link
The new stuff that Deerhoof played kind of reminded me of King Crimson trying to play Chocolate Synthesizer. Long stretches of instrumental stuff, pretty complex changes, but also pretty spastic delivery. I thought it was good!
― Dominique (dleone), Tuesday, 19 July 2005 11:22 (eighteen years ago) link
― Dominique (dleone), Tuesday, 19 July 2005 11:37 (eighteen years ago) link
― gygax! (gygax!), Tuesday, 19 July 2005 15:25 (eighteen years ago) link
Also: What's the deal with Eskaton? Help me search out more Zeuhl!
― OLD SPICE® CHEMTRAILS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (ex machina), Saturday, 23 July 2005 00:25 (eighteen years ago) link
― Adam In Real Life (nordicskilla), Saturday, 23 July 2005 00:35 (eighteen years ago) link
― Matt #2 (Matt #2), Saturday, 23 July 2005 20:09 (eighteen years ago) link
I've heard two tracks of the new one, and it seems jazzier than the other records. There's actually a sax in the lineup now, so sometimes the band sounds like Weidorje or even Soft Machine on occasion. Still lots of operatic singing and Yoshida rhythm workouts though.
Re: Eskaton, I think I started a thread about them a few months ago here. Very chop-heavy, fusion-zuehl. If you've heard Magma's Live album from '75, Eskaton take that sound and run with it. Fast, technical, pretty impressive really. I prefer Magma, but Eskaton has many fans. '4 Visions' is generally considered their best record.
― Dominique (dleone), Monday, 25 July 2005 21:00 (eighteen years ago) link
anyone else heard the nivraym remaster/re-recording/whatever-it-is on skin graft? old release sounded like it was never mastered or something, which I thought really did it a disservice. the mix on this one seems much cleaner to my ears.
arrangements are a bit different too. most noticeably w/sax parts that pop up here-and-there. seems like they've toned down the use of guitars too.
this is probably my fave koenji record (even tho it easily seems to be the consensus pick for WORST koenji release!), so I'm pretty happy about this.
― original bgm, Friday, 8 May 2009 19:55 (fourteen years ago) link
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They are in the studio again???
― frogbs, Wednesday, 23 April 2014 13:19 (ten years ago) link
YEAH!!!
― original bgm, Wednesday, 23 April 2014 15:47 (ten years ago) link
IOSS!!!
― Dominique, Wednesday, 23 April 2014 17:24 (ten years ago) link
I love Viva Koenji or Koenji 2 or whatever it's called - what'd y'all recommend for me to hear next?
― imago, Wednesday, 23 April 2014 22:06 (ten years ago) link
Hermeto Pascoal: "Só Não Toca Quem Não Quer" or "Mundo Verde Esperanca"
― massaman gai, Thursday, 24 April 2014 04:10 (ten years ago) link
huge Nivraym kick lately. man does this remaster sound great. weird to get a Koenjihyakkei "song" stuck in your head but I've been thinking about "Axail Hasck" all day. god there are so many wild ass keyboard solos on this disc
― frogbs, Friday, 29 January 2016 20:30 (eight years ago) link
I get fragments of songs from 100 Sights of stuck in my head relatively regularly
― sarahell, Friday, 29 January 2016 20:33 (eight years ago) link
holy shit the london shot last night was unbelievable. one of those shows where 1 song in you know its in your all time list. incredible energy.
― Hmmmmm (jamiesummerz), Monday, 13 May 2019 09:28 (four years ago) link
*london show